Cane · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cane in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Cane registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (3) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Canes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cane registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Canes registered

Texas counties where the Canes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County375%
Guadalupe County125%

Where the Canes were born

Birthplaces the Canes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Canes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Canes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Cane in the register

The Canes in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dennis CaneGonzales County1853
Jesse CaneGonzales County1853
Richard R. CaneGonzales County1866
Richard R. CaneGuadalupe CountyMississippi

Cane genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cane in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 3 of the 4, Guadalupe County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Canes in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cane?

Gonzales County (3), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 4 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Cane appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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